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Jarrett Rivers has been selected to play for England C against the Republic of Ireland Under 21s. England C team manager Paul Fairclough has announced a 16 man squad for the friendly game which will be played at Eamon Deacy Park, Galway on 1st June. Blyth manager Tom Wade said: “I’m delighted for Jarrett. It’s a great honour for him to be selected before he turns pro at Blackpool. He’s…
Danny Parker has signed a new contract with Blyth Spartans, meaning he will play a third season with the club. The former Bishop Auckland centre back spent a large part of last season on the sidelines after suffering a facial injury against Whitby Town at Croft Park in August but came back into the side in the second half of the season. Parker will be hoping to go past the…
Popular midfielder Stephen Turnbull has signed a new deal at Blyth Spartans The former Hartlepool United man is in his third spell at Croft Park and arguably had his best season with the club last time out. After re-joining Spartans in September Turnbull went on to have an extraordinary season that included the memorable free kick that got Spartans back on level terms in the FA Cup Second Round tie…
Defender Ryan Hutchinson has put pen to paper on a new contract with Blyth Spartans The former Motherwell and Morpeth Town player has agreed to stay for a second full season at Croft Park, after a season of progression last time out, something acknowledged by manager Tom Wade as he oversaw the centre back sign his new contract. Wade said “We always knew Ryan would become the player he is….
The club can confirm that striker Dan Maguire is in talks with Vanarama Conference club FC Halifax Town. The club would like to go on record to express our displeasure at the way the potential move has been handled and will be making no further comment other than to confirm whether the transfer goes through or not
Midfielder Paul Robinson has agreed to return to Blyth Spartans from EBAC Northern League club Whitley Bay and immediately set his mind on making up for lost time. Robinson had a spell with Spartans between November 2013 and September 2014, when he left the club for a second spell with the Hillheads club. However, he has now agreed to make a return to Croft Park and admitted that moving away…
The club can confirm that goalkeeper Peter Jeffries and utility player Dan Hawkins have left the club and have agreed to join Northern League outfit Consett. Hawkins departed Croft Park due to work commitments that saw him miss a number of midweek fixtures, with Jeffries choosing to join him at the Steelmen after his Spartans contract ended. We wish both players good luck for the rest of their careers
Preparations for the 2015/16 season are well underway at Croft Park and the club can confirm that they expect to finalise their pre-season schedule within the next week. Several friendly fixtures – both home and away – will be confirmed, in addition to the home game with SkyBet League One club Blackpool on Tuesday 1th July, a fixture organised as part of the transfer that took Spartans winger Jarrett Rivers…
Thursday afternoon brought news of the FA’s league allocations for the 2015/16 season and it brings with it a new opponent for Spartans, as well as some familiar faces. First of all we say goodbye to Kings Lynn Town, who have been reallocated to the Southern Premier League. There was also confirmation that Marine have been given a reprieve from relegation and will continue their tradition as one of our…
The club can announce that winger Jarrett Rivers has signed for Blackpool FC. The former Middlesbrough and Whitley Bay player has left Croft Park for an undisclosed fee. The deal includes a sell on clause as well as the League One club travelling to take on the Spartans in a pre-season friendly on 14th July. Blyth manager Tom Wade said: “Jarrett has been an absolute pleasure to deal with since…